Improvement in combined harrow, roller, and seed-sower



c. E. PIERCE. Wheel Harrowy- No. 99,946; Patented Feb. 15, 1870-.

I hinted sans CHARLES E. PIERCE,

Y'OFNEW Yo1i ,--N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 99,946, dated February 15, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED HARROW, ROLLER, AND SEHD-SOWER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making P rt of the same.-

"Roller, and Seed-Sower, which is designed to be used on farming lands, in, sowing seed of any kind, harrowing it in, and rollingthe ground, at one and the same time, thereby being a great saving of labor and expense to the farmer.

The following is a full, clear, and exact description.

thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings making a part of the same, in which-- Figure 1 represents the outer side view of the improved combiiled harrow,' seed-sower, and roller.

Figure 2 represents the front view of the hopper, axle, and wheels, also the frame to which the .axle is attached.

Figure 3 represents the inside view of the connect ing piece or frame which holds the ham-ow together, also the grooves or slots to which the axle is fastened.

Figured represents the frame on which the sieves are fastened.

Figure 5 represents a side view of one end of the hopper.

Figure 1.

a, on fig. 1, represents a grooved wheel, which is attached to one of the main wheels on the axle shown of lever B, and projects through on the inside, and is,

let into the groove on wheel a.

At the upper end of lever B there is-an oblong slot, for purposes hereinafter set forth.

O, on fig. 1, represents another lever, with notches and teeth on the lower side of it, and is. fastened on' both ends of a sieve hereinafter described.

D, on fig. 1, represents cranks wit-h notches and teeth on the upper ends.

The lower ends of cranks D are fastened to each end of shaft 1, one end of which shaft is shown in ,fig. 5, and which runs under and through each side of the hopper.

At the upper end of crank D there is a pin, D, attached, which projects out and is insertedflinto the oblong slot on lever B. The notches andtceth on crank D and lever O are intended to mesh or play into each other as shown in the drawings.

E, on fig. 1, represents oblong slots made of wood or iron, and are fastened to each back end of the harrow.

Through these slots the ends of shaft 2 are inserted, so that the roller on shaft 2", or either. endiof the harrow may be raised or lowered or may be moved as required in its working operation.

L,,on fig. 1, represents rods'which are attached to each side of the back part of the harrow, to raise either side of the same.

F, on fig. 1, represents a standard which is fastencd to and braced by F, on each side of said standard F, to shafi 2, at its center. The standard is placed there for the purpose of supporting a seat for the driver. an on fig. 1, represents a brace orrod to secure and holdthe standard F in its place and to supportafoot board.

' O, on fig. 1, represents the rollers which form a part of the combined barrow, seed-sower, and roller.

R and'R, on fig. 1, represent the side view of the two barrows.

Figme 2. I, on fig. 2, represents the axle, to which are. attached the main wheels.

G, on fig. 2, represents the frontpart or view of a frame which is intended, with the aid of bolts, to hold I the harrows together.

' G, on fig. 2; represents two standards, with an opening or $1011 in the center, into which is placed axle I. w an, on fig. 2, represents rods or braces which are at- .tached to the front andbacksides'of axle I and the hopper,-to keep the hopper firmly and'secure in its place. I

S,'on figs. 2 and 3,'represents slots or grooves on each of the four sides, for the axle and the pin running through the same to work in.

The fastening of the axle to frame G in this man-1 nor allows the harrows, which are fastened to frame G, as before described, to work-upand down; also allows the axle to move 'up and down as may be "requircd" in its working' operation.

' Figwre 3..

H, onfig; 3, represents the center View of thefi'ame to which the han'ows arcfastcned.

K, on fig. 3, represents the bolts which fasten the' frame '11 to each ha'rrow.

H, on fig. 3, represents the inside center view of seed may require.

-ter of the board Q, for the purpose of closing the open- Rand R, on fig. 3, represent the inside view of the two hairows, when properly attached.

Figure 4.

a, on fig. 4, represents a frame, and a"sieveswhieh are fastened into a". to frame a, the frame is inserted into the hopper, for the purpose of letting grain or seed of any kind through evenly. Said sieves-may be used for sowing plaster or any kind of grain, and, when desirable, coarse or fine sieves maybe inserted into the frame a, as the When the sieves are arranged in frame a, the frame is then placed in the hopper. The ends of frame a are intended to be inserted into a space made in each end of the hopper, and to each end of the frame a are fastened levers 0. Should it become necessary to use more than one frame, a, to work the sieve necessary to accomplish certain objects in sowing seed of different kinds and plaster at the same time, the parts attached to one side of fig. 1, as shown inthe drawings, may be attached to the other main wheel on the other side of the hopper, so that two or more frameswithsieves attached may be worked independently of each other.

In case it be not necessary to use the front harrow in harrowing the ground, it can be detached, and the horses attached to the ring which runs into the front barrow, and is fastened by a bolt.

In case it be not necessary to use the roller, the pieces or slots E may be unscrewed from each side of theharrow and taken oh, so that the rollers may he slipped from shaft 2*; The slots E are thenput back in their placeson each side of the harrow,vand do not effect the working of the seed-sower orharrow.

The teeth in the harrow behind the hopper are so placed that when the barrow moves in a straight line they will cover the openings made in the ground by the front part of the harrow combination. 7

The different parts of the harrow, seed-sower, and

a roller may be made of wood, iron, or of any material best adapted for each part, andwhen properly made,

When. said sieves are attached one wheel, A, on fig. 1, is securely fastened to the main wheel or wheels, and they are attached to axle I.

When lever B is properly attached to the sides of the hopper, and pin B is attached to lever B, and is inserted into groove on wheel 60, and when pin D, on crank D, is inserted into the slot on the upper end of lever B, and the notches and teeth on crank D are meshed and placed into those on levers O, and when levers O are fastened to each end of frame or frames (1, which project through the sides of the hopper on fig. 2; when said hopper-has been properly attached to the axle I, and said axl'ewhas been placed into the slot or slots G, on frame-Gr, and when said frame is placed between and fastened to each barrow in front and rear, and when'the rollers are connected to the shaft 2", and each end of shaft 2" is inserted in slots E, on each side of the barrow R, and when the different parts of my improved combined barrow, seedsower, and roller are properly adjusted, and my improved combined barrow, seed-sower, and roller is, by horse or some locomotive power, moved, such motion will cause the sieve to make a rapid motion forward and backward, which will cause the grain when placed in'the hopper to work its way out of the sieves, and sow it broadcast on the land, while at the same time the barrow barrows the seed in and the roller rolls the gronnd,'all of which is done at one and the same time, thereby saving to the farmer nearly two-thirds in labor by using the improved combined barrow, seed-sower, and roller.

' Having thus described my improved combined barrow, seed-sewer, and roller, and its working operation,

What I claim as new therein, and for which I desire to obtain Letters Patent, is-

, l. The harrow R and R, in combination with the center frame G and G.

v2. The frame G, standard G, and bolts K, which together form the center piece connecting the two harrows, and to which axle I isheld, as described.

3. In combination with the barrow and hopper, wheel A, lever B, with pin B and slot attached, crank D, with pin D attached, and lever G'attached to sieve A, as described and for purposes set forth.

' 4. The recessed roller and lateral braces F, in combination with the standard E and brace P.

CHARLES E. PIERCE.

Witnesses:

1. 0. CONNOLLY,

F. LEHMANN. 

